Moving From Idealism to Realism With Data Sharing
Authors: Keith A. Marsolo, Kevin P. Weinfurt, Karen L. Staman, Bradley G. Hammill
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2023)

Ideas and OpinionsMarch 2023Moving From Idealism to Realism With Data SharingKeith A. Marsolo, PhD, Kevin P. Weinfurt, PhD, Karen L. Staman, MS, and Bradley G. Hammill, DrPHKeith A. Marsolo, PhDDepartment of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina (K.A.M., K.P.W., K.L.S., B.G.H.)., Kevin P. Weinfurt, PhDDepartment of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina (K.A.M., K.P.W., K.L.S., B.G.H.)., Karen L. Staman, MSDepartment of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina (K.A.M., K.P.W., K.L.S., B.G.H.)., and Bradley G. Hammill, DrPHDepartment of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina (K.A.M., K.P.W., K.L.S., B.G.H.).Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M22-2973 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Significant efforts have been made in the past decade to promote open science and data sharing in clinical research. The moral and scientific arguments are clear: If data are shared, it could promote transparency and understanding of the results, honor the participation of individuals, and enable new discoveries (1).The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy recently updated guidance requiring that results of federally funded research be made immediately available, and federal agencies have drafted a series of policies that outline expectations of their awardees. 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Hammill, DrPHAffiliations: Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina (K.A.M., K.P.W., K.L.S., B.G.H.).Disclaimer: The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH or its HEAL Initiative.Financial Support: This work is supported within the NIH Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory by the NIH Common Fund through cooperative agreement U24AT009676 from the Office of Strategic Coordination within the Office of the NIH Director. This work is also supported by the NIH through the NIH HEAL Initiative under award U24AT010961.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M22-2973.Corresponding Author: Keith A. Marsolo, PhD, Population Health Sciences, Duke University, 300 West Morgan Street, Suite 636, Durham, NC 27701; e-mail, keith.marsolo@duke.edu.Author Contributions: Conception and design: B.G. Hammill, K.A. Marsolo, K.P. Weinfurt.Analysis and interpretation of the data: K.L. Staman.Drafting of the article: B.G. Hammill, K.A. Marsolo, K.L. Staman, K.P. Weinfurt.Critical revision for important intellectual content: B.G. Hammill, K.A. Marsolo, K.P. Weinfurt.Final approval of the article: B.G. Hammill, K.A. Marsolo, K.L. Staman, K.P. Weinfurt.Obtaining of funding: K.P. Weinfurt.This article was published at Annals.org on 31 January 2023. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics March 2023Volume 176, Issue 3Page: 402-403KeywordsAlgorithmsData managementDisclosureHealth careHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability ActReproducibilityResearch fundingScience policyStatistical dataStatistical methods ePublished: 31 January 2023 Issue Published: March 2023 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2023 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...